Collapsible music display stand



Feb. 2, 1943. G. H. TODD COLLAPSIBLE MUSIC DISPLAY STAND Filed Ju y 25, 1941' 9.11 IBBON H. T000 Snventor Patented Feb. 2, 1943 iJNIT D STTES CGLLAPSIBLE MUSIC DISPLAY STAND Gibbon H. Todd, Charlotte, N. 0. Application July 25, 1941, Serial No. 403,975

4 Claims. (01. 4560) This invention relates to a stand for supporting and displaying sheet music, parchments, books and the like in such a manner that they may be easily scanned or read.

More specifically, the invention relates to a stand which may be quickly collapsed or erected, thus providing a more portable and compact structure.

Collapsible music stands as above described, are particularly useful in connection with orchestras, bands and the like where each member should have a separate support for his music sheets. When a performance is over, it is customary for each member to pack up his support along with other belongings and travel from place to place. Unless the support can be readily collapsed into a compact structure, difliculties, damage and inconvenience are experienced in transportation.

It is therefore, an object of this invention to provide a light weight, readily collapsible and readily erectible stand for supporting and displaying sheet music, parchments and the like.

It is another object of this invention to provide a support of the class described, having an improved latching means for holding the parts in a compact assembly when the same are in collapsed position.

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is an isometric View showing my im proved music stand in an erected position;

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along the line 2-2 in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional detail view taken along the line 33 in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an isometric View showing the music stand in a collapsed and latched position;

Figure 5 i a vertical sectional view taken along the line *55 in Figure 4;

Figure 6 is an isometric detail view showing the latching means.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral ill denotes a planular board to which is secured as at i I, an inclined sheet music sup-porting board !2. Also pivotally secured to the planular board it as at Hi, are suitable braces 5 which extend upwardly at an incline and have the free ends thereof penetrating suitable slots or openings in the free end of the inclined board 62. The upper intermediate portions of the braces 15 are joined together by a transverse bar l7, and this bar serves as a support for the lower free end of the board l2, when the parts arein erected position as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3. It will be noted by referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3 that the ends of braces 15 project through the opening l6 a substantial distance above the surface of inclined board I2. These projecting portions serve as a stop against which a board i8 is adapted to rest, said board l8 being pivoted. to the upper surface of the free end of the inclined board l2, by any suitable means such as hinges l9.

As an additional means for supporting the music stand l0, a suitable leg 25 is provided, said leg being pivotally secured as at 26 to the intermediate portion of transverse bar ll. The lower end of the leg 25 slidably penetrates a suitable slot 28 in the free end of a horizontally disposed plate member 21, and this plate member in turn is pivotally secured as at 29 to the lower portion of the planular board member In. In order to prevent the free ends of the members 25 and 2? from becoming disconnected, a suitable projection 25a isprovided on the lower end of leg member 25. A portion of the horizontally disposed plate 2'! to the left of slot 28 (Figure 2) is off-set, thereby providing a parallel ofi-set extension 2111. This ofi-set arrangement at the slot 28 provides means whereby the members 25 and 21 may be collapsed upon each other in parallel relation to the planular surface 20 without binding. The off-set projection 21a also serves as a clamping means for holding the free end of member iii in substantially parallel position with the planular member [B when the parts are in collapsed position as shown in Figures 4 and 5.

As a means for confining the intermediate portion of bar or strap member IT, in the proper position and for preventing flexure when a load is placed on the board member l2, a suitable block or projection 30 is provided, said block being disposed in spaced relation to the intermediate portion of downturned flange lZa.

When the parts are collapsed substantially to the position shown in Figures 4 and 5, a suitable latching means is employed for holding them in this position. This latching means comprises a suitable bracket 35 which is secured to the face of plate member 21 at a point directly in alinement with leg member 25 when the parts are collapsed. Slidably mounted in strap member 35 is a U-shaped slide 36 which may be moved from the imlatched position shown in Figure 6 to the latched position shown in Figure 5 so as to clamp the lower free end of leg 25 against the plate member 21 and at the same time force off-set projection 21a against the free end of plate I8.

It is therefore seen that a light weight readily collapsible, and readily erectible sheet music stand has been provided, which may be latched into a compact, collapsed position or which may be unlatched and erected to a supporting position with a minimum amount of time and effort.

In the drawing and specifications, there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention, and although specific termsare employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A collapsible display stand for music sheets and the like comprising a substantially vertical planular member, a sheet support pivotally secured at one of its edges to said member and a brace also pivotally secured to said vertical member in spaced relation to the sheet support pivot, a transverse bar secured on the brace for supporting the sheet support, said brace having a releasable connection with the sheet support for removably holding the sheet support in outstanding position relative to the planular member and a leg pivotally secured to the free end of said brace for additionally supporting the outstanding sheet support.

2. A collapsible display stand for music sheets and the like comprising a substantially vertical planular member, a sheet support pivotally secured at one of its edges near the upper end of said member and an inclined brace pivotally secured near the lower portion of said vertical member in spaced relation to the first pivot, said brace having a bar secured thereon serving as a stop for supporting the sheet support, the free end of said brace having a releasable connection with the free edge of the sheet support to removably hold the sheet support in outstanding position relative to the planular member, a leg pivotally secured to the free end of said brace for also supporting the outstanding sheet support, and a horizontally disposed member pivoted near 4 the lower end of said planular member and having the free end thereof slidably connected to said leg.

3. A sheet music stand comprising a front member, a sheet support pivotally secured at one edge to the rear surface of said front member, a ledge member pivotally secured at one edge to the free edge of the sheet support, a pair of rigid braces having their lowerends pivotally secured to the lower rear surface of said front, the free edge of the sheet support having slots therein adapted to be penetrated by the free ends of said braces, a transverse bar secured to the braces and forming stops on the braces for supporting the free edge of the sheet support, the free ends of the braces serving as rests against which the ledge member may be supported, a leg pivotally secured at its upper end to said transverse bar, a bracket pivotally secured at one end to the rear surface of said front member and having a slot in its free end adapted to receive the lower end of said leg.

4. A sheet music stand comprising a front member, a sheet support pivotally secured at one edge to the rear surface of said front member, a ledge pivotally secured at one edge to the free edge of the sheet support, a pair of rigid braces having their lower ends pivotally secured to the lower rear surface of said front, the free edge of the sheet support having slots therein adapted to be penetrated by the free ends of said braces, a transverse bar secured to the braces and forming stops on the braces for supporting the free edge of the sheet support, a leg pivotally secured at its upper end to said transverse bar, a bracket pivotally secured at one end to the rear surface of said front member and having a slot in its free end adapted to receive the lower end of said leg, and means on the lower surface of said bracket for confining the free end of said leg when the parts are in folded position.

GIBBON H. TODD. 

